audience: karlach

[mygod]

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[mygod]

It wasn't a compliment.

As for your question... the magic in the area is fluctuating. [ tilts their head, like they're obviously trying to find her tattoo ] You should have noticed that by now as well.

[ablazement]

I know it wasn't.

[help they can find it, it's just one big word that says AVERNUS. it's probably in white text since that might be easier to read on her skin. do they have one...]

I've noticed, yeah. Between that and the monster shit - am I allowed to talk about that with you without feeling like I'm about to blow, or what.

[mygod]

[ they do. as they tilt their head to read hers more closely, the side of their neck, projecting through the cloth, reads FAILING TO SAVE THEM ]

You may. I know what you are.

I don't know what 'avernus' is. [ said in the tone of expecting her to explain ]

[ablazement]

[ohhhhh they are secretly a softie i'm so glad "is that what it means" yes

she raises her eyebrows at that, and then - laughs? jesus, right to the point, huh.]

I could say it's none of your business since you hate answering my questions!

[mygod]

[ is that what it means!!!!!!

but they nod. fair enough ]

This could be a very short and shallow conversation, yes.

[ablazement]

[it could be... my soft lovely famine who loves everybody on the inside...]

Eh. It's a place in the Hells. [sure, they can know. why not.]

[mygod]

An unpleasant place for you, I take it. Is the Hells where you originate from?

[ablazement]

No.

[very firmly.]

I'm from Baldur's Gate. That's home. The Hells are where I ended up, but never again.

[mygod]

[ nods. a sore point... they will note that ]

Why were you brought to the Hells? What made it so wretched?

[ablazement]

You know, you being nosy and hating to answer questions is a fun personality thing.

[she says, idly.] I got sold to participate in a war for ten years. Think that's reason enough.

[mygod]

You may tell me to cease my questioning at any time.

[ but since they're still getting answers, they're going to keep going. sort of. for some reason, this one makes them pause. ]

"Sold"? Into a war?

[ablazement]

Fair enough.

[she tilts her head, and then:] Yeah. A lovely old friend of mine sold me to the devil so I could be a soldier in the devil-demon war, down in Avernus.

[she says casually like it's going to the grocery store or something]

[mygod]

[ it is hard to read the emotion behind the mask, but there is a long pause ]

The depths of depravity know no bounds in any realm, it seems.

You are remarkably cheerful, for a former unwilling soldier.

[ablazement]

Hah. Yeah. The thing about evil is it's everywhere, and most times, it's a power thing.

[as for the rest, she shrugs!]

Why wouldn't I be? I'm alive. I can breathe, I can talk to people, I can - Gods, I can touch people. I can eat and drink and make merry.

I'm out of the Hells, and I'm never going back.

[mygod]

[ miss karlach i love you ignore what famine is about to say it doesn't matter ]

... Is this a coping mechanism...

[ablazement]

[HELP i love you famine]

Hah! Maybe! [she finds it funny, at least.] I'm...

[a beat.] Well, never mind all that. If I ask about your words you're gonna tell me to fuck off, yeah?

[mygod]

[ tilts head ]

You do not need to finish your sentence. But I am curious as to how it ends.

[ but they did say she could stop answering, so they will think for a long moment. for a bit, it seems like silence will be their answer, until finally— ]

It is a regret. Not a fear.

[ablazement]

[she waves off the first part because it's a conversation stopper, usually, but she might loop around back to it. she's actually sort of happy to get an answer, she wasn't expecting it.]

A regret, huh. You regret failing to save people? Specific ones, or just in general?

[mygod]

[ damn... a taste of their own medicine... they frown for a moment because they're just soooooo curious before their expression evens out again ]

Specific ones.

I have succeeded in helping everyone that I set out to, except... [ a pause, as if trying to find the right word ]

My friends.

[ablazement]

[karlach is not known for her ability to hide her emotions, so she just looks... sad? she looks sad at this.]

Aw, bud. [that would sound insincere from anybody else, but she means it in such a like, real way.] There's no way you can?

[mygod]

[ shakes head. no. ]

[ablazement]

[ ): ]

I'm sorry. That's awful, I can't imagine how I'd feel if I couldn't help mine.

[well you might find out considering this is a murdergame]

[mygod]

[ uh oh the bad news bears are coming they're coming fast ]

It is not your place to apologize. It is only mine, and theirs to receive when we burn together in the afterlife.

[ablazement]

[and they just keep coming and they just keep coming]

... Okay. [she says that in the tone of alright edgelord] That's a bit much. You're probably not going to burn.

[mygod]

I don't actually believe in the afterlife, so maybe not.

But if I'm wrong and it exists, I do feel like my chances aren't very good of eternal peace or... whatever.